Universal Love Alex Woodward (aka 'The Runner')

[Vicky Park]

My mental health is shot following Collingwood. It’s been hard for a long time. I’ve been so down I’ve thought about ending my life at times I know I won’t be the thought scares me. I need more happiness from this club.

It is hard TG. Very hard.

Many posters are analysing everything that happened on Saturday to the nth degree. All the 'what if' moments. Its a coping mechanism. I know I'm reading all the threads for some signs of hope and light. And they are there. Surely 2019 will be exciting.

Just five points in it!

On Woodward, the club will embrace him and help him withstand the cyclone of online hate. Such a horrible and debilitating byproduct of social media.

 

[Kilmo]

Finished 3rd in the J.J Liston Trophy, has a great year for us. He can play at the top level but will his body hold up? It’s a big risk.

It is a risk but if he passes a medical it would be great for morale if he came to the pies. Would be a great story if he ends up at any club, from what I've seen I'd be happy to keep him in Black & White.

 

[magpies42]

My mental health is shot following Collingwood. It’s been hard for a long time. I’ve been so down I’ve thought about ending my life at times I know I won’t be the thought scares me. I need more happiness from this club.

I keep reminding myself it’s just a game, but is it...

 

[Kilmo]

My mental health is shot following Collingwood. It’s been hard for a long time. I’ve been so down I’ve thought about ending my life at times I know I won’t be the thought scares me. I need more happiness from this club.

Hi mate, I hope you're doing OK. If you need to speak to anyone I'm available and if you're feeling down beyondblue is a great help.

Supporting Collingwood is tough, but it's worth it in the end.

Floreat Pica

 

[DaVe86]

Just a few points I want to make:

1. I reckon it was a bad kick that probably would have been chopped off anyway.

2. It was a big call from Buckley to bring Woodward back for the finals after not running for many months while playing in the VFL. Clearly Buckley likes what Woodward brings as a runner, but surely there also needs to be some continuity in messaging, as well as just having the awareness as a runner where to position yourself.

I think we need a full time person in this role, whose primary role is to run. I think it was a bit amateurish that Woodward came in just for finals to do the running. Experience is important with anything in life. When I heard Buckley on the radio say that Woodward was going to resume his running duties for finals, I remember thinking to myself...I hope he knows where to position himself. I think there is a skill in it. Just as players gel with their team-mates and learn where they are positioning, runners get a feel as well and learn where and when to get involvled.

 

[DinoSoar]

It’s beyond ordinary that this chap is copping abuse online, what’s the matter with people? Social media brings out the worst in human nature at times, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - if you would not be prepared to say it directly to someone’s face then don’t say it via your keyboard. Twitter and Facebook are cesspits more often than not.

 

[jackcass]

Any abuse directed toward Woodward ranks right up there with the petition to overturn the result as the stupidest thing I've heard off post the GF. Have to wonder about people.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Amen to that.

 

[jonbe54]

Pure bad luck - those having the gall to publicly attack a bloke whist hiding behind the anonymity of the internet should be barracking for Carscum.

Truly appalling behaviour that I'm ashamed to see in the AFL - even less from some purporting to Collingwood supporters.

 

[wello]

I would love to see him rookied next year... what a great story and morale booster for the club

 

[76woodenspooners]

Any abuse directed toward Woodward ranks right up there with the petition to overturn the result as the stupidest thing I've heard off post the GF. Have to wonder about people.

Wait, what? Are there people seriously petitioning to overturn the result???

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Helps if the flogs down at the AFL weren’t spreading Fake News.

It was a poor kick.

 

[BEEG]

Anyone who thinks we lost the game because of this bloke is stupid.

Pies lost the game because we have no back line and the Eagles are an incredinly good team espechially the talls.

 

[Kilmo]

Anyone who thinks we lost the game because of this bloke is stupid.

Pies lost the game because we have no back line and the Eagles are an incredinly good team espechially the talls.

No backline? The backline was great against the Eagles. Kept their score quite low considering how many entries they had. It was the clearances that killed us

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

My mental health is shot following Collingwood. It’s been hard for a long time. I’ve been so down I’ve thought about ending my life at times I know I won’t be the thought scares me. I need more happiness from this club.

Collingwood winning a GF is more icing on the cake of life.

The cake is friendships, laughing and having interesting projects.

Keep posting TG. This is a good place to hang out in victory and loss.

Hugs xox

 

[Helfarch]

Runners shouldn't exist anyway but he should never have been inside the 50. If it was a West Coast runner it's a free kick and if one was not paid death threats for the rest of his life.

Eh.

GF only re-enforced why I don't watch AFL anymore. West Coast ruck two hands in Grundy's back ploughing him out of the way and play on is the epitome of umpire's competence. Other people being shit at their jobs just added extra spice to it.

 

[Horaceg]

Why blame anyone, great year, so close, we had a five goal head start and the reeled us in and got over the line.

Maybe one that got away but it is what it is.

 

[jackcass]

Wait, what? Are there people seriously petitioning to overturn the result???

Sadly, some dickhead has started a petition on one of those online forums to lobby the AFL to overturn the result or at least call it null & void and schedule a replay.

 

[TradeDraft]

Feel Sorry for him.

He did nothing as Stephenson would not got there even without the Trip

 

[TradeDraft]

It was a shit kick by Tay.... he had an awesome game.... but it was a shit kick.
Lay off Woodward

Missed his Target by a Fair Way

 

[TradeDraft]

The umpiring may have been a case of a bit each way, but luck definitely favoured WCE. All of our injuries being in one part of the ground, the 1st quarter goal where the player fell over and accidentally scored on review, and us giving up a goal to Yeo because the runner got in the way...

Regardless of all that, it wasn’t intentional by Woodward, and abusing him changes the outcome not one jot. People need to pick their battles better.

Agree The Royal Sampler I was Watching the Game and seemed all the 50/50 and Bounces went all the Eagles Way.

The bad luck of the Banner was a Sign to Come

 

[TradeDraft]

I would love to see him rookied next year... what a great story and morale booster for the club

Would you trust his Knees? They are Worse then Moore and Reids

 

[KillerMagpies]

If I’ve been depressed since Saturday, I can’t imagine how the players and particularly Woodward are feeling.

An inexcusable mistake, but it’s one of many things that didn’t go input favour on the day. We are cursed

Half glass full?... I reckon it was kind of amazing that we MADE the grand final (considering the talent ON the park versus OFF the park)...
We are going to be hard pressed backing up next year.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

The bad luck of the Banner was a Sign to Come

The banner probably gave them a laugh and eased their nerves. It was unfortunate for the cheer squad; that’s where it ends.

 

[davywap]

No backline? The backline was great against the Eagles. Kept their score quite low considering how many entries they had. It was the clearances that killed us

And Langdon was nearly BOG.